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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10
SMALL TALK.

Prohibition il failure in Oregon as it
is in Rhode Island
An Anarchist mparison-many,m more
Most.
With the Prohibitionists it il ''all talk
and no cider"
Jacob Sharpe objects to a residence up
the Hudson, he thinks New York IL good,
enough for him.
The Sunny South IL every now and
then lighted up by "moonshine."
A New York magazine il called "The
Are Of Woman" 1t is needless to say
that the publication is young.
Mohammedanism gains 100000 con-
verts annually as an average for some
years past. Mohammedans and saloon
keepers are most jealous missionaries.
Ostrich feathers have fallen from $500
to $35 per pound. If there is any more
decrease Of price the ostrich farmers OF
Cape Colony threaten 10 kill the birds
and ship them to New England for tur-
keys.
De Lesseps bills the completion OF the
Panama canal in 1890. DE Lesseps IL n
sanguine old hustler
All farm journals should be printed on
Hoe presses.
Mayor Hewitt, Of New York. has dis
covered that the recording angel is n
shorthand writer.
A Texas congressman blew out the gas
on retiring recently at Washington
hotel.
Every once in long, long while some
conscience. stricken wretch returns to the
government 500 which he stole from 1t
three years ago. The $4,000 which he
stole last year ho keeps AZ n reward FOR
his honesty .-Burdette.
II isa cold day when the Esquimou
gets left.
Rober; Bonner's newspaper success IL
.to be continued" by his sons.
without Riddleberger the Senate would
be aa lonely as court without it's Jester
II will be better for kilrain TO XIII
Smith than for Smith TO Kil-rain. There
are 30 many Smiths that one wouldn't he
missed.
Young Indians are said to be unusual
ly susceptible TO whooping cough
II il surprising to note the agility with
which nm experienced accountant VIII
run up "A column of figures,
Caller TO Mrs. Hendricks)-fonr
daughters husband il an A. M IL he
not, Mrs. Hendricksl Mrs. Hendricks IN
trine sourly)-Yes, he il about = o'clock
A. .M.-Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Dakota wants TO become State and
she has knocked at the door of Congress
for admission till her knucklcs must be
fairly bruised, But partisan Congress
has remained deaf to all appeals. Since
the adjournment of Congress the people
of this enterprising territory have been
preparing for another campaign and this
winter the seige will begin again and be
carried to the bitter end. Such persis-
tency in so good cause must conquer
in time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

g. w. llalford, editor of Tne Detroit
Trade Journal fled through the streets of
Akron, Ohio, Saturday, his wife following
peltng him with stones. A Webster
editor was horse whipped the other day
by a woman, and instances of similar
nature multiply until soon the insurance
companies will class the occupation as
dangerous.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

A newly y-marriod lady. who was
telling another how nicely her husband
could write, exclaimed: "Oh. you
should see some of his love-lcttersW
"Ycs, | know" was the freezing re-
ply, "Ive got over 80 many of them In
my desk. ~ T. Ledger.
-Bridget-"Will yez have your din
rnow, sorr, or wait for the missusp"
ad of the House--"Where is your
istress, BridgetP' Bridget-"There'
nm auction beysnt the corner. sorr. an
she said she'd stop there far minnit.
Head of the House Have dinner now.
Bridget. ~ y Sun.
--K)nightly encouragement
II poured for weeks together
Twas the dolofulest OF weather,
Yet in her eyes there beamcd n happy light;
And pondored well the reason
OF her smiles In such season
TIL she said: II see rain beau every nightw
-Harpcr's Bazdr.
Omaha Man-"You make Il pretty
good profit out OF cotton-secd oil now,
don't youP" Southcrner-"S Some do.
but | don't" "Why notP" Badly
located. - "Oh! Too far from n rail
road. supposcp" "No, | am on a
railroad but there isn't manu-
facturer of leaf lard or creamery butter
within five hundred miles. " Omaha
World
-" And what does your husband do
for livin'P" asked Mrs. Chatterwell,
during her first call on n neighbor.
Hes reporter. "a whatP" "a
newspaper reporter; he goes about
everywhere, learns all the news and
takes it to the paper" And do they
pay for thatP' shricked Mrs. Chatter
well, rising TO hor feet in sheer amaze
ment "Ycs, $50 month" "Oh.
mercy on mel I've lost morn S2O, ,0OC
good money since I've lived in Talkor-
town." She makes straight rush
for the newspaper office. .-JourndlfsL
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

-"Women can not be satirical. said
writer. "any more than they can be
humorous. Sop How is il that when
man, after counting a girl for seven
years, proposes, she says, "Oh! George.
this Is so sudden. " Boston Courier.
do you know. Mss smith," he
said. that when see you always look
about for white horseP" IL suppose
you do, Mr. Brown" she replied. "and
do you know the color Of the horse
that look for on seeing youp" NO"
Chestnut ~ T. Sun
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

$3.50 IN CAsHl worcester's and 3
webster's Dictionaries, worth $50, and
4 dictionary Holders. worth $3.50, given
as PRIZES for best essays answering
the question "why should use Die
tionary Holderr For full particulars.
send 10 LA VERNE W. NoyKs, 30 Il 1O1 W A..
Munroe Street, Chicago, the maker Of
Dictionary Holders. Or inquire at your
Bookstore.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Mr. Crimsonbcak-"You have
truly nm electric touch" Miss Fussan-
feather Cat the piano)-"O, sir, you
natter me-" But IL is true" What
makes you think SOP" "Why. | read
the other day that electricity would
always put piano out of tune" She
fingered the keyboard no more that
evening. - Yonkcrs Statesman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

When "A settler in the Northwest Ter
ritory wants to go back to Ontario to be
married, the Canadian Pacific railroad
sells him II matrimonial ticket at the
usual rate, and on presenting the return
coupon and II marriage certificate he il
entitled to free transportation for his
bride-Exchange
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Jacob Sharpe's money seems to be an
obstacle that is hard for the wheels of
justice to surmount. Had this public
swindler been poor man he would have
had acquired n useful trade in Sing Sing
by this time. "Oh. Justicel thou are fled
TO british beasts"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Russia with its 105,0000O0 of inhab-
itants has only 600 newspapers. What
field for an ambitious newspaper man,
were il not for the danger of changing
his occupation from Russian journalism
to Siberian mining with very little notice.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Japanese papers just received in San
Francisco declare that James q. Blaine
is expected TO visit that country next
spring. The poor Japs will be woefuly
for Mr.. r.Blaine's business will
detain him in this country until after the
month of June at least, and possibly
until after the month of November.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

San Francisco wants the next Rcpub-
lican National Convention. Why not ask
to have the National Capital moved to
the Pacific slope. The cheek of these
Western towns is sublime.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Politics is Rhode Island will take "A
vacation till the Assembly meets. The
newspapers are now dividing their space
between Herr Most's sentence and Presi-
dent Cleveland's message.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

A dispatch from Atlanta says: "the
majority against prohibition at the re-
cent election was 1l2S. The sale oJ
liquor will begin at once" One statement
follows the other naturally in this case.
If the result had been in favor of prohi-
biton, would the dispatch have ended,
"the sale of liquor will be stopped at
once2"-Exchange
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

General Joseph X. Hawley, of Con-
necticut,ha all the qualities of success
ful president including bright, good
looking and ladylike bride
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Mr.. Gladstone expects TO visit this
country next spring. His reception
should and will e,tbe welcome Of n great
country TO great man.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Buffalo Bill is the only man who has
made II profitable Investment in the
lndian.-Martha's Vineyard Herald.
You mean that the Indian has proved
II profitable Investment TO every white
man who ever had any dealings with him
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

The sex of authors is sometimes puz-
zling to their readers and admirers. For
example George Eliot to many, was as
her non-de-plume indicated, man.
One would naturally think that Marion
Crawford was n woman and Charles
Egbert Craddock, n man. while Rider
Haggard is always spoken of as "Shc."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

France made quite gain in the estima-
tion of sensible people by going through
a political revolution without bloodshed
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10
SATURDAY. DECEMBER. 10 1887.

A tiger escaped from Barnum's fire is
causing sad havoc among the Connecticut
pig pens.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Atlanta has had taste Of prohibition,
and now the city has voted 10 have n
taste of something stronger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

Pawtucket is reaching the goal Of
metropolitanism by furious bonds She
is 10 have a dime museum.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

All this Week Dec. ~, at 2. 3:45.
7.3O e. 9:l5.
"TfIE TWO TOMS"
Tom Lewis and Tom Martin, IA new team In new
acts
GORDON X LICK,
Eccentric Musical Artists.
Baruum's Drum Major NELSON ID. HADLEY,
EyolutiOns with the Baton.
L5- WILLIAM HARBECK, .Ra
The Scrpcntine Wonder,
LUIGI DELL ORC.
Playing Two instruments at the same Time.
s1. LAROsE BROTHERS, az
The Wonderful Gymnasts.
ROSINA
The Charming Male Impersonator
8s- FRED BARTH, ba
CrOtcSquc Dancer.
BURT RANSOM,
Spins TambOriucs at the Same Time.
PEARLlE MAY,
Charming lnstrumentalist.
The great Naval Battle between the Monitor and
McrtimaC graphically portrayed by kleins
Dorama; 1000 Mechanical Figures.
THE MEN ILLUSION.
New Animals; A Four Horned Sheep; A Won
derfu Trick Donkey: Two Russian Elks, Two
Baby Camcls; 4 Fun Blooded Zebra; Two Beau
tiful Ponies. an OuelOt and other specimens OF
Mamalia.
PUNCH Il JUDY SNAKE CHARMER,
Sweets Rare Curiositcs.
10 CENTS TO SEE 1T ALL.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10
a Trifle Sarcastic.

Wife To Uusband-I can't compre-
hcnd how | ever came to marry such
donkey as you.
Husband-Don't get excited. my
dear
The only explanation for 1t Is that
was fool. n wretchcd. ignominious
fool"
"Now look here. my dear. you may
abuse me as much rs you please but
shall not allow you to call my wife a
fool. You must speak respectfully
when you mention her name, even il
she does not deserve II. Schdik.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10
TERMs.-one dollar per year, payable in ad-
ADVERTISING KAIEs.-one square one ae

insertion, IS cents; each subsequent Insertion, p
cents. "Wants," "To Let" etc, not exceeding
i've lines, 80 cents three Insertions. 10 cents.
Local notices, ten cents per line for the first In.
sssson, and five cents for each subsequent inser-
on. Special terms for displayed advertisements.
Births, marriages and deaths published free Of
charge
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-12-10

ArchibaldIMartin. 3, 3 and Z Broad
street, off Richmond street. Providence
manufactures and sells all kinds of
carriages and wagons. Give him call =.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

A point is denoted by a pair of letters
namely, the letter marked on the column i'm
which it appears, followed by the letter
marked on the row. For example, the point
a in the above diagram is denoted by Y.
A straight line is denoted by joining in one
group the two pairs of letters denoting its
extremities. For example, the line g is
denoted byFJMc. "A bent line is denoted
by O series of groups denoting points through
which II passes, the letter being placed at
the beginning of the first group and at the
end of the last TO distinguish the continuous
line from series of Isolated points. For
example, the line DEF ~ his denoted by T n,
NJ, FEST, xDT. But the alphabet con.
tains only twenty-six letters, and one of these,
7, is required for the third of the above rules.
The square then which is divided into the
columns and rows must be very small, or the
columns and rows must be so broad as only
to give the position Of Q point very roughly.
With the help Of the letter z, therefore, a
system of prefxes has been arranged, which
allows map 10 be divided into any number
of these squares and the breadth of the
twenty-four columns and rows TO be dimin-
ished at pleasure so as to afford as much
accuracy as may be thought necessary.
In the recent military manmuvres in Eng
land the progress of certain bodies was
signaled so that it could be chartered out on
the map. BY the same process plans Of
Notifications and sketches Of positions occu.
pied by troops have been transmitted. To
test the accuracy TO which the system could
attain an engraved likeness Of Col. Bulwer.
commanding one Of the bodies Of troops, was
signaled by the use of 200 words or groups
ofwords, and was worked out as shown byl
the accompanying diagram. TWAS charted
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
WhaL Is the secreL OF his snccesa2

What Is the secret OF his successy
Unusually gifted in head and body I'M
guestiOnably, but in addition to that he
is a man of most exhaustive industry,
never considering his own convenience,
always giving the best he can, and bear
ing up under weight of public censure
which would crush the life and spirit
from man of less herculean tempera-
ment.
In the obituary table Of that is
sue | find the names of Frank Tai
fourd, an eminent burlesque writer; Mrs.
Maria Tree Bradshaw, the mother of
Ellen Tree; Sir William Don, who cut
quite swell here at one time as come
dian, and Helevy, the author of LA
Juiye;" John Drew, who died suddenly Of
disease of the heart while playing with
his child; believe the present John
Drew, Of Days Theatre. At that time
the great Ethiopian minstrel manager, E.
p. Christy, who In years preceding was
rich in head and heart and pocket, found
obituaristic mention also, as did Isabella
Hinckley Susini, New York girl, who
married the great basso Susini. Among
other deaths recorded are those of Henry
w. Finno, manager Of the Boston The
atre; James Sheridan Knowles, dramatic
author, who wrote, among other things,
1.-THE Hunchback," and Thomas Conner, a
well-known composer and leader In the
Boston theatres. Scattered here and there
/ find notices of Lewis Baker, a charm
ing actor, whose daughter married John
Drew; Edwin Eddy, 2 fayorite Bowery
actor; Of Frank Chanfrau, Leonard
Grover and Lucille Western.
Now every one of these namd sand
this Is the lesson to be drawn--means
something to every reader thirty years
of age, and means nothing probably to
any reader less than thirty.
Therefore, for what are we all work
ing?
Is 1t for fame?
Well, let some father or mother
read these names to their children and
see how many responses--intelligent re-
sponses-will be made. How many of
them, for instance, know or care that
Mr.. Ford's new theatre In Washington
was destroyed the Friday evening pre-
vious, and that Peter Richings and Miss
Richings, his daughter, lost, as did all
their company, the wardrobes and the
music of the "Enchantress" and the
'"Child of the Regiment?" And yet
there was time when public interest re-
volved about Peter Richings and his
daughter in very marked and signifi-
cant degree. Maggie Mitchell looms up,
and Charlotte Thompson and Edwin
Forrest, while compliment is paid to
prominent singer, Madame Alboni, as
being the one woman noted as having
swallowed a nightingale; and Sothern,
the most famous of all eccentric come
dams, was then playing in the Haymar-
ket in which, on the twenty-third of the
month preceding, he had taken his
annual benefit.
The advertising pages are a perfect
treasure.
There is picture of Lavinia War
rem, the queen of beauty, Waiting
with Commodore Mutt, known as the
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

posed of anything but the Juice of grapes.
For all these reasons the meal is by no means
q cheap one, and as these restaurants are
frequented by tho many eople who are not
able to patronize better houses, and yet are
too proud 10 be seen In the public houses Of
the laboring classes, their owners thrive and
prosper.
In the restaurants Of the laboring classes
one can get for 20 or 25 cents simple but
hearty, good meal, and half pint OF pure,
native wine. Let us visit the largest, stu
atcd near the outskirts Of the city. IL Is din
ner-hour, any time between five and eight
?. NJ. We enter the house through a turn
stile, the keeper Of which sells us ticket for
one meal at 20 cents. We have 10 descend
staircase of three steps before reaching the
door, which a porters opens for us, and, as he
does 80, there bursts upon our ears clatter-
ing, roaring noise, which was not 80 notice
able through the heavy oaken panels, while
at the same moment hot, disagreeable
smelling blaze waves against our face. We
stupto throw glance upon spacious, rather
low-roofed hall, with whitewashed walls.
Al scores Of large wooden tables sit as many
hundreds Of women, men and children, eat
ing from tin plates, and drinking their wine
out Of carthen jugs. Others walk TO and fro,
fetching their meals from the kitchens, for
there are no walters employed. One must
needs have strong nerves 10 enjoy meal i'm
this place. The airi hot and saturated with
the smell Of roasted and cooked meat. The
noise defies description; for the loud talking,
singing, swearing Of men and crying Of
children and the increasing clatter Of forks
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

frequent and close communication with an
earthen wine jug, After every drink
she wipes her mouth with her hand,
dries the latter on her loose-hanging
hair, and utters without any given reason
for doingso, more 'sGcres' and "toaaerres"
than ! cared to count. While we were no
ticing these people and were feeling pretty
uncomfortable, the old bag had been filing
three plates with sort of soup, which she
ladled out Of a damping kettle hanging un-
der the chimney, behind the counter. Now
she comes, slipshod, to our table, puts
plate and spoon before each Of us, and begins
cycling us with so much Of ill-grace that /.
was very glad to know the table to be be-
tween her and me. That table being rather
far off the chair, I try to draw the latter
nearer to it. "Aha!' says the old bag,
Monsieur is not accustomed to these places.
All! Non Dienl no, my dear Monsieur (the
way she grinned twas simply startling), we
don't move our chairs here. If we did,
they'd be broken pretty soon." The fact is,
that tables chairs and bench are fastened to
the floor, to prevent their being used as
weapons in occasional fights. Tin drinking
cups are attached to the tables by long chains.
The soup she brought us remains untouched,
of course. It costs only five cents, but it is
dear even at that price. AT the first glance
we are unable to discover of what the brew
sci is composed But, stirring it up, and
looking as close as its nasty odor will per
NIT. we find scraps of meat (who knows
what meat?), crusts of bread, fish-heads,
bones, cabbage leaves-in short, a most inter-
esting compound of half-rotten substance.
This dish Is technically, called harlequin.
Its ingredients are gathered from the streets,
and it is many ragman's boast to De the
purveyor Of such shop by furnishing the
eatables out of his dirty basket.
For the sake Of health and to prevent
shopslike this from thriving, the city authori-
ties have ordered that every day the city
markets are to be cleaned under the supervi-
sion of the police, who cause the remnants
to be gathered, and, in carloads to bethrown
into the sewer. So daily, one may see a
squad of seyyeants de ville watching the mar
ket women, the butchers and fish dealers
scraping together whatever is too bad or too
old to be eaten, and quite sight it is to
behold ferce-looking Partisan police officer
engage in controversy with some of these
DANES DIES halles (the markets are called les
halles) about the age and quality of some
fish or vegetable. The officer often gets the
worst of it, too, for these market women
have lively mouth, and are not slow to
throw some cabbage or turnips at the police
mans head, as can testify, for saw one
do it, and hit him hard, too, and call him by
the name, which, in her warlike, patriotic
opinion, is the most contemplate "Va-t-en,
saers Prussien p She said, "get out, accused
Prussianl" #.. d. L.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

ing. The fire is snowy advertisement
and attracts many people, most of them
idlers, who have plenty of cause for throwing
hungry glances at the fat, brown birds. Very
tempting they look as the juice drops from
them into the huge pan underneath. And
the quarters and halves of chickensand geese
displayed behind the window are appetizing
things to look at. This is one of the rotis-
series or cook-shops, where roast meat is
sold, and where those who, in the hurry Of
business, have no time for regular dinner
may supply their wants for moderate price.
As wine is as indispensable TO the French
mans meal as beer is in German concert
garden, one or more brdsseries (bar-rooms) are
always found in the neighborhood Of such a
cook-shop. About the same time in the
evening boys and men may be seen walking
about the streets, dressed in full cooks cos.
tune, with white apron, jacket and cap, car.
rying legs and wings Of roast chickens on a
dish, and which they sell for five cents
apiece. It's very cheap, but it's a dusty
affair.
We leave the more luxurious parts of the
town, traverse the quarter devoted 10 bust.
ness and manufacture che Mdrais), pass by
the Notu Dame cathedral, and, after long
walk through narrow, dirty lanes and streets,
enter the quarter Moafstard, one of the
worst parts of the city. The haggard, suspic.
ious-looking faces we meet, the angry
glances Q catch, thetumbling houses, filthy
alleys, the ragged children that play on the
rough pavement-everything tells that a visit
at night in these places would not be safe
affair for well-dressed man; nor, truly, is Il
at any time of the day, unless under guide
ance of one so experienced as our friend, the
officer. The latter causes us to stop at little
house whose sloping walls seem ready TO dror
at any moment, and, opening the door Of
the shop flor Il Is q public-house), beckons
us 10 follow him. We enter small, smoky,
dirty, room, with low ceiling, from which
an oil lamp Is dangling, spreading more
smell than light. The room Is furnished
with three small tables, twice as many
wooden chairs and bench; the latter stands
against the wall under the little windows.
Opposite TO the bench is low counter, from
behind which hideous old woman, most
dirtily dressed, sends rather suspicious lances
at us. We seat ourselves at the table next to
the door. and our conductor asks the shop
keeper for three portions" Beside our.
selves there are three more guests; one lies
on the bench, snoring in an advanced condi.
ton of intoxication. The two others sit
together at one table; man in blouse, his
face half hidden by his black cap his legs
resting upon the table, is devouring the con.
tents Of plate he holds between his knees.
A dirty, vicious-looking young woman is in